HP ENVY dv4 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP ENVY dv4 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1836
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140604
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 01:28
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3632QM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
62.1% Good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 73.4
2-Core 138
60% 98.1 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 303
34% 267 Pts
64-Core 370
23% 370 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 1836) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.75% Terrible
Lighting 4.17
Reflection 5.5
Parallax 2.84
3% 4.17 fps
MRender 5.38
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.7
4% 5.14 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.75%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Drevo X1 Pro 512GB
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 90 276 78 35 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 460
Write 390
Mixed 322
SusWrite 108
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 62.6
4K Mixed 18.6
85% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 26.7
71% 146 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 91%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
745GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 75 73 69 77 58 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 100
Write 79.7
Mixed 44.7
SusWrite 69.2
54% 73.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 59%
JMicron 1TB
634GB free
Firmware: 4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 17 6.6 6.4 6.5 7.2 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
11.7% Very poor
Read 26
Write 24.5
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 10.9
16% 21.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 3.9
784% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
50.5% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 16.1
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 14.7
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ENVY dv4 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 26 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP ENVY dv4 Notebook PC

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